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The Bewildering True Story Behind the New Musical and Cult Classic 'Almost Famous'
Get ready to rock, because the 2000 award-winning film Almost Famous is coming to Broadway.
Yes, Cameron Crowe’s love-letter to rock ‘n’ roll is coming to us live after a regional run in San Diego, where Cameron is from. The film made stars out of Billy Crudup and Kate Hudson (who was originally cast as William's sister, Anita, before taking on the lead role of Penny Lane), and the film is still beloved today by music-heads and movie buffs.
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Now that it’s coming to Broadway, however, it’s time to revisit the story that Almost Famous is based on.
The film’s writer-director Cameron Crowe made Almost Famous as a semi-autobiographical flick, and now he’s behind the stage adaptation as well. How much of the story is true and will the Broadway version keep the film’s integrity intact?
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